{"id":3739,"date":"2017-06-29T07:43:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T07:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingstraining.com\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2023-09-19T10:42:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:42:30","slug":"distracted-goldfish-the-secret-to-learning-and-the-art-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualcampus.kingstraining.com\/es\/distracted-goldfish-the-secret-to-learning-and-the-art-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted goldfish, the secret to learning and the art of happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notoriously forgetful goldfish have an attention span<\/strong> of about 9 seconds. That\u00b4s not surprising right? How big could their brains be? Amazingly though, a recent study by Microsoft Corp. now shows that the human race\u00b4s attention span is even worse than that of a goldfish, performing at around 8 seconds. This is down from a previous measure of 12 seconds which means our attention spans are getting collectively shorter, mainly due to our increasingly digitalized lifestyle in the mobile age. On the bright side,<\/strong> our multitasking capabilities continue to improve.<\/p>\n

Our society is constantly reinforcing this fast-paced low attention-span lifestyle with new and improved ways to entice<\/strong> us. TV ads now change shots every three seconds to keep you engaged<\/strong>. Clothing stores like Zara update their collections not twice a season but twice a WEEK! This gives us a sense of urgency and the expectation of the immediacy in everything we do. We tell ourselves: You should buy that shirt now, it won\u00b4t be there when you come back.<\/em><\/p>\n

We also have social media feeds<\/strong> with new posts happening every second which are just moving farther and farther down the activity stream<\/strong> as the clock ticks on. We tell ourselves: If you don\u00b4t check in every so often, you might miss out on something important. <\/em><\/p>\n

This may perhaps be contributor to our growing level of impatience, our \u00a8need for speed\u00a8, and \u00a8Get-rich-quick<\/strong>\u00a8 mentality. Our modern age seems to provoke an endless search for the magic formula which gets us the most of what we want for the least amount of effort, instilling<\/strong> a quick fix mindset<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u00b4s incredible how much our mindset, the way we view things and our outlook on life, affects not only the quality of our interactions and our relationships but also our ability to learn and retain information and, in the end, our general level of happiness.<\/p>\n

In Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D\u00b4s book Mindset <\/em>she describes two types of mindsets:<\/p>\n

\"\"In a fixed mindset<\/u>, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting (or proving) their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success\u2014without effort.<\/p>\n

In a growth mindset<\/u>, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work\u2014brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.<\/p>\n

She also says that the key to instilling<\/strong> a growth mindset in children is teaching them that their brains are like muscles that can be strengthened through hard work and persistence.<\/p>\n

Which mindset are you? https:\/\/mindsetonline.com\/testyourmindset\/step1.php<\/a><\/p>\n

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Similarly, in a recent article in Forbes, Nate Kornell (associate professor of cognitive psychology at Williams College), finds it strange that most people understand that exercise is \u201cno-pain no-gain<\/strong>\u201d but when it comes to learning something new people tend to look for the easy way out<\/strong>. The secret to learning, he says, is actually making it harder. The more you have to think about something, make guesses, the more you study and test yourself, the more effort you put in, the better and more quickly you learn.<\/p>\n

Julia Cameron, renowned author of The Artist\u00b4s Way, also explores how perfectionism is the enemy of creativity and how it blocks our opportunities for learning. She explains how perfectionism is the ego telling us that we must have instantaneous success and how, many times, a perfectionist will opt not even to attempt something if they are not certain they will do it well.<\/p>\n

Sustained Effort + Over Time = Success<\/h2>\n

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